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WA election: Record number of women set to claim seat in Parliament following landslide
After a Liberal party wipe-out, WA’s Lower House could end up with more MPs named Lisa than Liberal party members.
Key points:
- Australia’s first female MP Edith Cowan entered WA Parliament in 1921
- A century on, WA has elected the 100th woman to State Parliament
- Women are set to occupy 28 out of the 59 seats in the lower house
Adding to Mark McGowan’s historic Labor victory, this state election will also break records in terms of women in Parliament.
WA just elected the 100th woman to the State Parliament, one day after the 100-year anniversary of the election of Australia’s first female MP, Edith Cowan.
Women to occupy about half of seats
Based on the ABC election projections, 28 of the 59 Legislative Assembly seats could be occupied by women…
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